11 Facts About McDaniel College

McDaniel College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

McDaniel College was founded in 1867 as Western Maryland McDaniel College, and was named for the Western Maryland Railroad because the college's first Board chairman, John Smith of Wakefield, was the president of the railroad.

McDaniel College was home to the summer training camp of the Baltimore Colts and later Baltimore Ravens NFL team until the 2011 Season when the team relocated training camp to their Owings Mills facility.

McDaniel College is the second four-year university in the state with collective bargaining for the part-time employees.

McDaniel College offers thirty-three undergraduate majors and 20-plus graduate programs.

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McDaniel College Plan was created in 2006 and provides a liberal education that combines a comprehensive program of general education and a rigorous program in the major.

The requirements of The McDaniel Plan apply to all first-year students who enroll in college for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

The redesign of the general education curriculum, The McDaniel College Plan, emphasizes intellectual skills that will be crucial to graduates.

The focus of The McDaniel College Plan is to make studies incorporate critical thinking, cogent writing, analytic reading, persuasive public speaking, effective collaboration, the ability to adapt to change and bridge cultural differences.

In February 2019, the Board of Trustees at the McDaniel College approved the suspension of enrollment for future students in the majors of Art History, Religious Studies, French, German, and Music.

In 2011, McDaniel College was ranked 6th in the country for best tailgating by The Weather Channel.